Darrell Owns a Furniture Store

question 145

Multiple Choice

Darrell owns a furniture store. If he increases the size of his furniture store and experiences diseconomies of scale as a result, his long-run average total cost curve should be:

• A) vertical.
• B) downward-sloping.
• C) horizontal.
• D) upward-sloping.
• E) U-shaped.

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